What does 言わば mean?
言わば is a Japanese adverb meaning “so to speak” in English. It is written as 言わば in kanji, いわば in hiragana, and iwaba in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
その画家は言わば永遠の少年だ。
That painter is, so to speak, a boy forever.
ここは言わば私の第二の家だ。
This place is my second home, so to speak.